Pocatello City Council approves reserve funds for a $4.5 million settlement to family of Victor Perez

Pocatello City Council approves $4.5M settlement over fatal shooting of Victor Perez

POCATELLO — The City Council on Thursday unanimously authorized Mayor Mark Dahlquist to sign off on a $4.5 million settlement in the federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of Victor Perez.

Pocatello City Council approves reserve funds for a $4.5 million settlement to family of Victor Perez

Perez, a 17-year-old who had autism and cerebral palsy, was fatally shot by police in 2025.

$4.5M Settlement Reached Over Fatal Police Shooting of Autistic Teen, Victor Perez

The City Council on Thursday unanimously authorized Mayor Mark Dahlquist to sign off on a $4.5 million settlement in the federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of Victor Perez. Perez was 17 and had autism and cerebral palsy when Pocatello police shot and killed him in his family’s North Harrison Avenue backyard in …